凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
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1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
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2 everything points to disaster
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
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1 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
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1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
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2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
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1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
完事大吉
wán shì dà jí
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1 everything is finished (idiom); And there you are!
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
自贻伊戚
zì yí yī qī
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1 to create trouble for oneself (idiom)
良辰吉日
liáng chén jí rì
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1 fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
万事大吉
wàn shì dà jí
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1 everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
趋吉避凶
qū jí bì xiōng
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1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
逢凶化吉
féng xiōng huà jí
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1 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
关门大吉
guān mén dà jí
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1 to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate